SB 78 — MANUFACTURED HOME, MOBILE PARK

*LRB09604476RCE14528b* SB0078 96THEngrossed GENERALLRB096 ASSEMBLY04476 StateRCE of14528 Illinoisb andAN 2010ACT SB0078concerning Introducedhousing. 1/30/2009, by Sen.

James F.

Clayborne, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act manufactured home installed on private property that is not a mobile homet a park must be installed so that it rests wholly on a permanent foundation.

Sets forth requirements for permanent foundations.

Effective immediately.

LRB096 04476 RCE 14528 b A BILL FOR SB0078 LRB096 04476 RCE 14528 b AN ACT concerning housing.

The term "manufactured home" includes manufactured homes constructed after June 30, 1976 in accordance with the federal National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 19741974. and does not include an immobilized mobile home as defined in Section 2.10 of the Mobile Home Park Act.

"Mobile home park" means a tract of land or 2 or more contiguous tracts of land that contain sites with the necessary SB0078 - 2 - LRB096 04476 RCE 14528 b utilities for 5 or more manufactured homes either free of charge or for revenue purposes.

"PermanentSB0078 foundation",Engrossed for- a2 manufactured- home,LRB096 means04476 aRCE continuous14528 perimeterb foundationSection of10. material such as mortared concrete block, mortared brick, or concrete that extends into the ground below the established frost depth and to which the home is secured with foundation bolts at least one-half inch in diameter, spaced at intervals of no more than 6 feet and within one foot of the corners, and embedded at least 7 inches into concrete foundations or 15 inches into block foundations.

Section 10.

A manufactured home installed on private property that is not in a mobile home park on or after the effective date of this Act must be installed soin thataccordance itwith reststhe whollymanufacturer's onspecifications. a permanent foundation.

TheSection permanent900. foundation must meet or exceed the requirements for a permanent foundation as defined in this Act.

The Mobile Home Park Act is amended by changing Section 999.2.1 as follows:

(210 ILCS 115/2.1) (from Ch.

111 1/2, par.

712.1) Sec.

2.1.

"Mobile home" is synonymous with "manufactured home" and means a structure that is a factory-assembled, completely integrated structure designed for permanent habitation, with a permanent chassis and so constructed as to permit its transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at which it is placed on a support system for use as a permanent habitation, and designed and situated so as to permit its occupancy as a dwelling place for one or more persons.

means a structure designed for permanent habitation and so constructed as to permit its transport on wheels, temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at which it is intended to be a permanent habitation and designed to permit the SB0078 Engrossed - 3 - LRB096 04476 RCE 14528 b occupancy thereof as a dwelling place for 1 or more persons.

The term "mobile home" shall include manufactured homes constructed after June 30, 1976, in accordance with the Federal "National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974".

(Source:

P.A.

85-565.) (210 ILCS 115/2.10 rep.) Section 904.

The Mobile Home Park Act is amended by repealing Section 2.10.

Section 905.

The Illinois Manufactured Housing and Mobile Home Safety Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:

(430 ILCS 115/2) (from Ch.

67 1/2, par.

502) Sec.

2.

Unless clearly indicated otherwise by the context, the following words and terms when used in this Act, for the purpose of this Act, shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Mobile home" is synonymous with "manufactured home" and means a structure that is a factory-assembled, completely integrated structure designed for permanent habitation, with a permanent chassis and so constructed as to permit its transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to its frame, from the place of its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at which it is placed on a support system for use as a permanent habitation, and designed and situated so SB0078 Engrossed - 4 - LRB096 04476 RCE 14528 b as to permit its occupancy as a dwelling place for one or more persons.

means a movable or portable unit, which is 8 body feet or more in width and is 32 body feet or more in length, and constructed to be towed on its own chassis (comprised of frame and wheels) from the place of construction to the location or subsequent locations, subject to the provisions of Chapter 15 of The Illinois Vehicle Code, and designed to be used without a permanent foundation and connected to utilities for year round occupancy with or without a permanent foundation.

The term shall include:

(1) units containing parts that may be folded, collapsed, or telescoped when being towed and that may be expanded to provide additional cubic capacity, and (2) units composed of two or more separately towable components designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of being separated again into the components for repeated towing.

The term shall include units designed to be used for residential, commercial, educational or industrial purposes, excluding, however, recreational vehicles.

(b) "Person" means a person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity.

(c) "Manufacturer" means any person who manufactures mobile homes or manufactured housing at the place or places, either on or away from the building site, at which machinery, equipment and other capital goods are assembled and operated for the purpose of making, fabricating, forming or assembling mobile homes or manufactured housing.